Origami in the Garden at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Friday, 31 August, 2018

Schedule

A premier art exhibit of origami bronze, steel and aluminum sculptures makes its mid-Atlantic debut at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this spring and summer. Origami in the Garden is an exhibition of larger-than-life outdoor sculpture inspired by the art of paper folding. Santa Fe artist Kevin Box collaborates with his wife, Jennifer Box and origami masters Robert J. Lang, Te Jui Fu, Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander to celebrate the art of origami in museum quality sculpture and educational programming.

16 vignettes featuring 21 sculptures

some sculptures are over 7 feet tall; others are small as a mouse

all are based on prototypes created with origami: one folded sheet of paper, no cuts

forms are cast in bronze, steel, and aluminum

artist Kevin Box creates these using a unique process he developed in order to capture the delicate details of paper in museum-quality metals using the lost wax technique

installed throughout the Garden with many associated activities and programs

celebrates nature, the “master origami artist,” seen in everything from leaves unfurling to butterflies emerging from a chrysalis

visit the Garden’s Library to explore four unfolded wall hangings displayed with the four corresponding folded origami pieces

Activities for Families and Children Include:

Origami Folding StationStop by this self-guided folding station to try your hand at creating a simple origami form. Take your art with you or leave it to be displayed in the library windows!Location: Lora M. Robins Library Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m.

Paper Airplane StationInspired by Folding Planes, fold a simple piece of rectangular paper into your best aerodynamic airplane. Test it out by flying it into one of the targets set up in the Children’s Garden Breezeway.

KidQuest Scavenger HuntGo on an origami-themed scavenger hunt throughout the Garden, discovering six sculptures along the way!